Rory Clements


Rory Clements is a British author of historical fiction. He is best known for his John Shakespeare books, set in the Elizabethan era, and the Tom Wilde second world war spy thriller series. Clements has twice won the Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger.

Biography

Following a career in print media working for titles such as the Daily Mail and the Evening Standard, Clements has been working since 2007 as a full-time author. He has found success with his series of Elizabethan historical thriller novels about the character of John Shakespeare, and also the Tom Wilde series of spy novels focused on the second world war era.
In 2010, Clements' historical mystery novel Revenger won the CWA Ellis Peters [Historical Fiction Award]. A further three of the John Shakespeare novels, Martyr, Prince, and The Heretics, were nominated for the same award. In 2018, Clements won the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Fiction Award again, this time with the second world war Tom Wilde thriller novel Nucleus.
A TV series of the John Shakespeare novels is under development.
Clements lives in Norfolk, England, and is married to artist Naomi Clements-Wright.

Works

John Shakespeare series

  • Martyr
  • Revenger
  • Prince
  • Traitor
  • The Man in the Snow
  • The Heretics
  • The Queen's Man
  • ''Holy Spy''

Tom Wilde series

Other works